Automatic Data Processing (ADP) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)
Automatic Data Processing (ADP) reported Return on Capital Employed of 20.99% for Q1 2026, up 2924.0% year-over-year from 0.69% in Q1 2025, and down 117.18% on a QoQ basis from 122.23% in Q4 2025.
Automatic Data Processing (ADP) has 18 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 20.99% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 2924.0% year-over-year to 20.99% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 20.99% (up 2924.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 1.26%, up 7638.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed declined to 20.99% in Q1 2026 per ADP's latest filing, from 122.23% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 122.23% in Q4 2025 and bottomed at 291.2% in Q4 2024.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 34.75% (2023), against an average of 41.26%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Return on Capital Employed plunged 22852 bps; it then surged 41343 bps in 2025.
- Tracing ADP's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 3.29% in 2022, then slumped by 1803 bps to 62.68% in 2023, then sank by 365 bps to 291.2% in 2024, then jumped by 142 bps to 122.23% in 2025, then plunged by 117 bps to 20.99% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest ADP Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 20.99% (Q1 2026), 122.23% (Q4 2025), and 26.97% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 253.17 Bn | 235.20 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 40.19% |
| 2 | Salesforce | 171.07 Bn | 161.50 Bn | 8.69 Bn | 12.51% |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 151.10 Bn | 150.06 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 12.81% |
| 4 | Shopify | 134.25 Bn | 128.50 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 12.40% |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 105.72 Bn | 100.54 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 12.32% |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 101.64 Bn | 100.23 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 17.43% |
| 7 | Adobe | 100.35 Bn | 93.46 Bn | 5.73 Bn | 49.21% |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 90.91 Bn | 87.68 Bn | 2.87 Bn | -20.99% |
| 9 | Intuit | 88.30 Bn | 81.52 Bn | 6.77 Bn | 23.43% |
| 10 | Datadog | 78.54 Bn | 73.78 Bn | 797.20 Mn | -0.48% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -20.99% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 122.23% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -26.97% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -12.19% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -50.24% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -291.20% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -57.25% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -51.20% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -54.53% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -62.68% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -35.17% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -34.75% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.73% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -3.29% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.10% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 8.23% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -139.21% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -42.73% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -93.16% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -24.92% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -32.10% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -34.48% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | -39.46% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | -40.68% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -11.38% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -7.93% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 7.52% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 16.18% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | -114.75% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -77.89% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | -68.33% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | -57.09% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | -45.84% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -85.47% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | -26.37% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | -20.10% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | -85.38% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | -111.06% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | -38.19% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | -40.74% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 51.59% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 8.36% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 6.03% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 5.64% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 0.24% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 41.22% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | -8.81% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | -13.93% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | -32.95% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | -92.69% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | -34.52% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | -27.73% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | -97.59% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | -70.38% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | -53.33% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | -35.99% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | -93.64% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | -76.18% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | -38.37% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | -35.09% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | -117.65% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | -56.60% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | -65.52% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | -30.06% |
| Mar 31, 2010 | -69.07% |
| Dec 31, 2009 | -67.33% |
| Sep 30, 2009 | -40.05% |